Gardens at Mathews

Kohlrabi ‘Purple Vienna’

Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.

The photographs

A cell tray of brassica seedlings with grey-green rounded leaves and purple stems, a red-inked wooden label propped against the tray edge.
Week of 27 JulyA cell tray of brassica seedlings with grey-green rounded leaves and purple stems, a red-inked wooden label propped against the tray edge.
Brassica seedlings with blue-grey leaves standing in a clear-sided propagation tray on a shelf, a handwritten label at the near edge and a small fan behind.
Week of 3 AugustBrassica seedlings with blue-grey leaves standing in a clear-sided propagation tray on a shelf, a handwritten label at the near edge and a small fan behind.
Young kohlrabi in a raised bed, stems and leaf veins a strong violet-purple against grey-green blades, the stem base of the centre plant swelling into a smooth purple globe on the soil surface.
Week of 24 AugustYoung kohlrabi in a raised bed, stems and leaf veins a strong violet-purple against grey-green blades, the stem base of the centre plant swelling into a smooth purple globe on the soil surface.

What happened

Crop
Kohlrabi
Variety
Purple Vienna
Sown
30 July 2026
Germinated
31 July 2026
Transplanted
27 August 2026
Status
vegetative

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